Pratiksha Pundlik Mahalunge v. Shivdatta Dnyanprasarak Mandal Trough President Secretary Sainath Laxman Mhatre

2026:BHC-AS:3139 907-CP-236-2024.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 236 OF 2024 Pratiksha Pundlik Mahalunge

...Petitioner

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Shivdatta Dnyanprasarak Mandal Trough President Secretary Sainath Laxman Mhatre And Ors.

...Respondent

------ Mr. Shrinath Badade a/w Mr. Rayyan Shah i/b Mr. Vaibhav Kadam, for the Petitioner.

Mr. Jitendra Oale, for the Respondent No. 1.

Mr. Anand Kulkarni, for the Respondent No. 2. Mr. V. R. Raje, AGP for the State.

------ CORAM : SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH, J.

DATE : February 03, 2026 P. C. :

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The Contempt Petition has been filed alleging contempt of the order dated 30th October, 2023 passed in Writ Petition No. 7697 of 2023.

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Perusal of the order of which contempt is alleged would indicate that the liability on the Respondent-trust would arise only after the pay bills are rejected by the Deputy Director of Education and a communication to that effect is made to the Respondent-trust. The Contempt Petition has been filed on 11th March, 2024 and it is not Chavan 1 of

907-CP-236-2024.doc disputed that at the time of filing of the Contempt Petition, the decision had not been taken by the Deputy Director of Education on the pay bill, and hence, there was no liability to pay imposed on the Respondent-Trust. In view thereof, the Contempt Petition is clearly misconceived and stands dismissed.

[SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH, J.] Chavan 2 of